Magic Modified Huayu

The ultimate goal of a play is not to make someone the best actor or actress, or even to please the audience, but to make money.

Profit is everything.

"I think he can."

Director Wei gave Aruna a thumbs-up.

The other examiners had basically no objections, but just one small question.

"His professional skills and basic qualities are up to standard, but his appearance is just too bad." An examiner said helplessly: "Honestly, it's a bit of a negative impact on the image of the art troupe."

"There are also troublemakers in the military. Successfully transforming a troublemaker into a top soldier is a better story and a better publicity point."

No one has any objection.

So Aruna thanked him in surprise.

Soon, Director Wei saw the second acquaintance.

"Chen Yao? Graduated from Beijing Film Academy?" "Yes, senior brother."

Chen Yao immediately established a close relationship with Director Wei.

Alumni are a network resource no matter where they work.

Director Wei is of course also willing to get closer to his pretty junior high school girl.

He's just a little weird.

"I've seen your performance in 'Wuxin: The Monster Killer'. It seems like that was a web drama from a long time ago." "Yes, it was from 2014, and it was broadcast on Station A." Chen Yao still remembers his masterpiece clearly.

Director Wei also remembers this incident.

After all, the online drama market in 2014 was not very mature.

Then of course he cannot give up the "Wuxin: The Monster Killer" in his memory.

This is one of the few works that impressed the audience in the wild era of online dramas.

Chen Yao is not the heroine of "Wuxin: The Monster Killer", Wuxin played by Jin Chen is.

But years later, Chen Yao's portrayal of Yue Qiluo still leaves a deep impression on the audience. It's worth mentioning that Chen Yao's official partner in "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" is Zhang Ruoyun. It's a shame Chen Yao doesn't have a well-connected father in the entertainment industry. Even though this father and Zhang Ruoyun have a bad relationship, a father is still a father, and he will still support his son when it's time.

"After the broadcast of 'Wu Xin: The Monster Killer', your career path didn't seem to be going smoothly."

Director Wei said something nonsense.

Chen Yao smiled bitterly: "It was not smooth. I didn't seize that opportunity."

"Wuxin: The Monster Killer" is a 2014 web drama.

Now it is 2018, and her most famous role is still Yue Qiluo.

In fact, Director Wei knew that even after five or six years, this fact would not change.

This shows that Chen Yao is really not doing well in the entertainment industry.

Even though she is pretty, in the entertainment industry, appearance is just the entry threshold.

"You graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, have representative works, and yet you've managed to become what you are now. Junior sister, you really surprise me."

Chen Yao could only continue to smile bitterly: "My ability is not enough."

"It seems you don't have much of a background." Director Wei then stated the obvious: "Have you given up on shining in the entertainment industry?"

Chen Yao did not give up.

She just wanted to save the country in a roundabout way.

Of course, this was an assessment for the art troupe, so she wasn't stupid enough to say it directly. She just said, "Maybe I'm not suitable for the entertainment industry."

"Junior sister, you are dishonest."

Director Wei’s words made Chen Yao’s heart twitch.

"But this is the self-cultivation of a mature star."

Director Wei changed the subject and said with a smile, "I hope you have the opportunity to become the second Yin Tao."

The art troupe doesn't mind being a stepping stone.

As long as the reputation of the person who jumps out is not too bad, it will bring shame to the art troupe.

Director Wei certainly doesn't mind giving his junior sister some help.

Besides, military uniforms are also a kind of beauty.

Facts have proved that Chen Yao has matured a lot after being beaten by the real entertainment industry.

After the assessment, the younger sister took the initiative to invite the senior brother: "Senior brother, can I treat you to a meal to express my gratitude?"

“Of course.” PS: The recently released “Karma” is good. The director and screenwriter are very talented. It is the most worthwhile movie I have seen in the cinema this year. Students who like suspense movies can take a look.

Chapter 299: Junior Sister Wants to Improve Too Much

Four hours later.

evening.

"Senior brother, when will your new movie be released?" Chen Yao asked casually.

"It will be soon. The target is the National Day holiday. The promotion has already begun."

Director Wei’s answer stunned Chen Yao, and her red lips opened slightly into an arc.

"How come it's so fast? Didn't it just finish filming less than a month ago? Can it be released in time for this year's National Day holiday?"

She thought it would take at least until next summer.

The post-production of a movie is very time-consuming. If it involves a special effects blockbuster, it is common to wait for a year or two.

But according to Director Wei, "Great Weapons" may not have taken more than half a year from filming to release.

This speed far exceeded Chen Yao's cognition.

Director Wei glanced at Chen Yao's red lips and said calmly, "Thanks to the power of technology, you don't understand this very well."

Chen Yao blinked, then stretched his head in front of Director Wei and chuckled, "What? Brother, are you so sure my face is original? Do you want to touch it and verify it?"

It’s hard for Director Wei not to get started.

Although the technological power he talked about had completely different meanings from what Chen Yao said.

The development of AI technology will eliminate many traditional industries.

In the eyes of ordinary people, industries such as translation and ride-hailing may be the most affected by artificial intelligence.

But Director Wei is a director.

He's also a director with a cheat.

He was the first to use artificial intelligence technology in movies.

Then quickly came to the conclusion:

Not only the stars in front of the stage, but also many behind-the-scenes staff are likely to be eliminated by the rapidly developing artificial intelligence.

Including those special effects that once made audiences feel magical.

Those world-famous special effects production companies.

In the future, they may become the tears of the times.

Traditional film post-production is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

But according to Director Wei’s artificial intelligence time... as long as the filming is completed, we can expect post-production to be completed within half a month.

In addition, the film "Great Power's Heavy Weapons" has the endorsement of the Navy, so it can go directly through the green channel in terms of review and release.

Due to the combination of various factors, the release date of "The Great Weapon" was temporarily set as the National Day holiday.

Of course, Chen Yao was naturally not aware of these inside stories.

She didn't understand what Director Wei meant at all.

Didn't care either.

Just simply sending a signal to Director Wei:

There was no technology or ruthlessness on her face.

It's no use for her to say such things herself.

Every celebrity claims that they are all natural and have never had any plastic surgery.

That's why Director Wei had to verify it himself.

After all, a great man once said that practice is the only criterion for testing truth.

After touching it, Director Wei gave a positive answer: "No technology and hard work."

"Brother, are you sure? Did you feel it carefully?"

Chen Yao took the initiative to ask: "Do you want to check it carefully again?"

Director Wei felt inwardly that his junior sisters now really wanted to improve themselves.

But it's not surprising.

"I never doubted that you had any technology or skills. Your appearance isn't good enough to make me doubt technology."

This sentence pierced Chen Yao's heart.

"Brother, do you have to be so direct?"

"Be more direct, so you don't get the wrong idea." Director Wei said calmly, "People who rely on their looks to become famous usually suspect technology, like Fan Bingbing. You're still far from that. But if you can avoid having your face fixed, try not to. It's definitely not worth it for you."

Chen Yao nodded: "As expected, big directors like you don't like actors who have had plastic surgery."

"It has nothing to do with this."

Director Wei's answer once again surprised Chen Yao.

"Isn't it said that after an actor has plastic surgery, his face becomes stiff, making it impossible to focus on many details and affecting his acting skills?" Chen Yao asked.

"That's true." Director Wei nodded. "But for some celebrities who don't have the acting skills, whether they have plastic surgery or not, they can't perform the acting I want, such as Angelababy, so it doesn't matter."

Chen Yao: “…”

What Director Wei said made so much sense that she was speechless.

It is said that plastic surgery affects acting skills, but the prerequisite is that you have to have acting skills.

"Those big directors who openly say they dislike celebrities getting plastic surgery actually use a lot of unskillful celebrities. Don't listen to their nonsense; it's meaningless. Even if you're not good-looking and want to be a star, getting plastic surgery is a way to improve yourself. I don't discriminate against it."

"Then you won't let me have plastic surgery?"

"I'm not against celebrities having plastic surgery, but the failure rate is too high," Director Wei explained. "If everyone could be transformed like Ju Jingyi, I would support all celebrities who are dissatisfied with their appearance to have plastic surgery."

Director Wei's two examples made Chen Yao nod in agreement: "They really were incredibly successful, and naturally, many people in the industry were inspired by them."

"It's useless. They're both classic examples of successful plastic surgery, but there are far more failures. Like Zhang Meng, Shu Chang, and the actress who plays Hu Yifei... Oh, now I remember, Lou Yixiao. She's unbearable to watch after all this plastic surgery." "Having plastic surgery like theirs would definitely affect their acting and directly make the audience feel uncomfortable. After a quick thought, I feel like the probability of success and failure is almost 50-50. That's a really small chance."

Director Wei shook his head. "I don't understand this at all. Celebrities generally don't lack money, so they'll definitely go to the best hospitals for plastic surgery. Yet, the failure rate is so high, which shows how risky it is. It's fine for those with particularly ugly looks, but why would someone above average take the risk?"

Many female celebrities actually looked good before they had plastic surgery.

If a star is really ugly, especially a female star, she cannot enter this circle.

After all, people like Jia Sheng are a minority, but there are still people who take risks.

Director Wei really didn't understand.

"If there is a 90% success rate, I can understand it. But isn't this a very low success rate? There are so many failure cases in the industry, why do they keep coming one after another?" Director Wei complained.

Chen Yao put himself in his shoes and replied, "Brother, you can't blame us entirely. Many investors and crew members have privately told us to fix it. I've encountered that myself."

"what?"

Director Wei has indeed never encountered this situation.

After all, he had never done it.

I have never instructed my own crew or company to do so.